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Security researchers have found a trove of more than 400 million Facebook users containing phone numbers on an unprotected server. TechCrunch found a database on a server without any protection or encryption, meaning anyone could have found and accessed the database of users. The database include 419 million records included unique Facebook IDs and the […]
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Google has finally acknowledged vulnerability in the Google Calendar app that left more than a billion users open to a credential-stealing exploit. In 2017, two cybersecurity researchers at Black Hills Information Security had informed and demonstrated how they exploited the vulnerability in gaining access to the users credentials. The vulnerability has put 1.5 billion users […]
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Hackers are hiding malware inside the Captcha to evade email security gateways. This technique helps attackers in establishing the authencity of the email. There are various social engineering methods that are used by the hackers in tricking users to believe them. A new email campaign using an email id @avis.ne.jp, alerts recipients that they received […]
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The website of state broadcasters Radio Pakistan was hacked for a brief period of time on Sunday and was restored successfully. The hackers displayed the following message on the website “Hello Admin, you are very secured. Appreciated your security. We got an eye on you. Expect us. Pakistan zindabad.” According to the reports, the group […]
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The Income Tax department of India has alerted the taxpayers about a phishing email asking them to verify their tax return even though they have e-verified it. A taxpayer Anika Gupta, received an email from a suspicious email ID, asking her to e-verify her return, while she had already e-verified her ITR through OTP generated […]
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Facebook has launched one of its most awaiting features; Facebook dating service in the United States and other 19 countries for its users who are above 18 years or older. Currently, dating feature would be available in countries including US, Bolivia, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Singapore, Suriname, Thailand, Laos, Guyana, Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia, Philippines, Mexico, Paraguay, […]
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An astronaut in NASA has been accused of alleged hacking from space. According to the reports NASA is investigating an accusation that an astronaut has accessed a bank account that belonged to estranged spouse, If the reports are found to be true it will be the first case of cybercrime from home planet. The New […]
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The cybercriminals who attacked multiple Texas local governments with file-encrypting malware via compromising service provider’s network. The attackers demanded a ransom of $2.5 million for decrypting the entire local government files, the mayor of a municipality says. The Department of Information Resources (DIR) has announced that a total of 22 victims has been established, while […]
Continue ReadingEuropean unit of MasterCard Inc.’ has formally informed Belgian and German’s Data Protection regulators about a data breach from the company’s Priceless Specials loyalty program. Customers data are available on the internet include, names, payment card numbers, email addresses, home addresses, phone numbers, gender, and dates of birth. The card company alerted the watchdog about […]
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US-based cyber-security firm FireEye discovered a hack into a leading Indian healthcare website, stealing more than 68 lakh data of both doctors and patients. The FireEye did not name the website but said that the cybercriminals mostly from China are selling the stolen data in web portals around the world. “In February, a bad actor […]
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